# NTSB CHI74FEM22: Mooney M20A, N8348E, Muskegon, MI, September 12, 1973

- Type: NTSB accident investigation
- Classification: Accident · No injuries · Closed
- Date: September 12, 1973
- Place: Muskegon, MI · MUSKEGON, MI
- Location: 43.2265° N, 86.2572° W: Placed by OpenAirDocs: center of Muskegon, MI, within about 6 miles (OpenAirDocs)
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=43.2265&lon=-86.2572&mi=10
- Phase of flight: [Approach](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb-phases/500) (OpenAirDocs' grouping)
- Highest injury: No injuries
- Injuries: 1 uninjured
- Status: Completed, report October 26, 1973
- Report: Brief approved by the director
- NTSB case key (mKey): 188525
- NTSB case page: https://web.ntsb.gov/investigations/?ntsbnumber=CHI74FEM22
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/CHI74FEM22

## NTSB brief

```
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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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3-2871  73/9/12    MUSKEGON,MICH       MOONEY M20A         CR-  0  0  1  NONCOMMERCIAL             PRIVATE, AGE 56, 1180
        TIME - 1120                    N8348E              PX-  0  0  0  BUSINESS                  TOTAL HOURS, 59 IN TYPE,
                                       DAMAGE-SUBSTANTIAL  OT-  0  0  0                            NOT INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - MUSKEGON CO
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION         LAST ENROUTE STOP
          SHELBY,MICH                 TOLEDO,OHIO                  MUSKEGON,MICH
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           ENGINE FAILURE OR MALFUNCTION                            LANDING: TRAFFIC PATTERN-CIRCLING
           DITCHING                                                 LANDING: LEVEL OFF/TOUCHDOWN
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - INADEQUATE PREFLIGHT PREPARATION AND/OR PLANNING
           PILOT IN COMMAND - MISMANAGEMENT OF FUEL
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - FUEL STARVATION
        FACTOR(S)
           PILOT IN COMMAND - DIVERTED ATTENTION FROM OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - AIRCRAFT CAME TO REST IN WATER
        COMPLETE POWER LOSS - COMPLETE ENGINE FAILURE/FLAMEOUT-1 ENGINE
        EMERGENCY CIRCUMSTANCES - FORCED LANDING OFF AIRPORT ON WATER
        REMARKS- DNWND PLT RPTD SWITCHED TO L TANK.ACFT POST EXAM FUEL GAGE R,FUEL SEL L.NO FUEL L TANK,R TANK FULL
```

## Aircraft

- Registration: [N8348E](https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N8348E-1979-06-22), registration cancelled 1979-06-22, S/N 1526, built 1959 (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: MOONEY M20A
- Registry model: [Mooney M20A](https://openairdocs.org/model/mooney-m20a) (registry code 5870204) (OpenAirDocs)
- Category: Airplane
- Engines: reciprocating
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Airport: Muskegon Co

## FAA reports on this event (1)

The FAA's own accident and incident reports, matched to the aircraft by N-number and date (OpenAirDocs).

- [Accident 19730912030669A](https://openairdocs.org/incident/19730912030669A), Sep 12, 1973: Mooney M20A, Muskegon, MI, Substantial damage. Dnwnd plt rptd switched to l tank. Acft post exam fuel gage r,fuel sel l.no fuel l tank,r tank full

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

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